❓ A parliamentary question regarding the status of the Commonwealth Festival, held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth. The Minister provides a detailed update on the festival's program, venues, and expected impact.
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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011 — COMMONWEALTH FESTIVAL
The government has commenced the revitalisation of the Perth Cultural Centre. Can the minister please update the house on the status of the Commonwealth Festival, which will be held in the Perth Cultural Centre? Mr J.H.D. DAY
The government has commenced the revitalisation of the Perth Cultural Centre. Can the minister please update the house on the status of the Commonwealth Festival, which will be held in the Perth Cultural Centre? Mr J.H.D. DAY
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I was very pleased to launch the program for the Commonwealth Festival, which I believe will be an outstanding culture and arts event in Perth during, and just prior to, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The festival will extend over an eight-day period from 23 to 30 October. It will mostly take place in the Perth Cultural Centre and the institutions around there, although some other venues will also be used. The event will display Western Australian talent and talent from other countries and cultures of the commonwealth. Sixteen commonwealth countries will be represented in the program, including India, South Africa, Barbados, Singapore, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. CHOGM will be the largest event held in Perth for 50 years, since the British Empire Games were held here in 1962. In fact, it will be the largest gathering of international leaders ever held in Australia. It will be a very significant event in Perth and Western Australia’s history. It is expected that 3 000 delegates and 1 000 international and domestic media people will attend. This is a very good opportunity to showcase Western Australia and Perth on the global stage. The Commonwealth Festival program that has been put together is intended very much for Western Australian residents and for visitors to our state. I very much encourage all Western Australians to take the opportunity to attend at least one or more of the events as part of this festival. What is being presented will be very diverse; there are 73 activities in total. The heart of the festival will be the People’s Space in the Perth Cultural Centre. People will be able to experience live music, markets, multicultural food, displays by commonwealth organisations, some outstanding exhibitions, street theatre and children’s activities. The new children’s playground is being constructed adjacent to the Western Australian Museum. There will also be a speakers’ corner and films will be projected on the new LED screen in the Perth Cultural Centre and in the State Library theatre. The festival will open on Sunday, 23 October, with a free concert for the whole family in the Supreme Court gardens. The concert will feature hundreds of percussionists from around Perth and the international drumming star Zakir Hussain with his Masters of Percussion performance. The physical theatre troop Strange Fruit will also perform. The concert will finish with a fireworks display. At the conclusion of the festival there will also be a spectacular free concert on the South Perth foreshore featuring Australian and international musicians, including The Bombay Royale, Dan Sultan, Capercaillie and Ringo Madlingozi. There will also be another fireworks display. I can particularly recommend a number of the visual arts exhibitions, including Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition, which is of outstanding quality; that exhibition will be open in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre during CHOGM and for three or four weeks following CHOGM. I very much encourage all members of Parliament and members of the public to visit that. The Nomad Two Worlds: Portrait of Diversity exhibition will show a combination of photography by Russell James, who was born in Perth and grew up here, and Indigenous art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
Mr J.H.D. DAY replied: I was very pleased to launch the program for the Commonwealth Festival, which I believe will be an outstanding culture and arts event in Perth during, and just prior to, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The festival will extend over an eight-day period from 23 to 30 October. It will mostly take place in the Perth Cultural Centre and the institutions around there, although some other venues will also be used. The event will display Western Australian talent and talent from other countries and cultures of the commonwealth. Sixteen commonwealth countries will be represented in the program, including India, South Africa, Barbados, Singapore, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. CHOGM will be the largest event held in Perth for 50 years, since the British Empire Games were held here in 1962. In fact, it will be the largest gathering of international leaders ever held in Australia. It will be a very significant event in Perth and Western Australia’s history. It is expected that 3 000 delegates and 1 000 international and domestic media people will attend. This is a very good opportunity to showcase Western Australia and Perth on the global stage. The Commonwealth Festival program that has been put together is intended very much for Western Australian residents and for visitors to our state. I very much encourage all Western Australians to take the opportunity to attend at least one or more of the events as part of this festival. What is being presented will be very diverse; there are 73 activities in total. The heart of the festival will be the People’s Space in the Perth Cultural Centre. People will be able to experience live music, markets, multicultural food, displays by commonwealth organisations, some outstanding exhibitions, street theatre and children’s activities. The new children’s playground is being constructed adjacent to the Western Australian Museum. There will also be a speakers’ corner and films will be projected on the new LED screen in the Perth Cultural Centre and in the State Library theatre. The festival will open on Sunday, 23 October, with a free concert for the whole family in the Supreme Court gardens. The concert will feature hundreds of percussionists from around Perth and the international drumming star Zakir Hussain with his Masters of Percussion performance. The physical theatre troop Strange Fruit will also perform. The concert will finish with a fireworks display. At the conclusion of the festival there will also be a spectacular free concert on the South Perth foreshore featuring Australian and international musicians, including The Bombay Royale, Dan Sultan, Capercaillie and Ringo Madlingozi. There will also be another fireworks display. I can particularly recommend a number of the visual arts exhibitions, including Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition, which is of outstanding quality; that exhibition will be open in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre during CHOGM and for three or four weeks following CHOGM. I very much encourage all members of Parliament and members of the public to visit that. The Nomad Two Worlds: Portrait of Diversity exhibition will show a combination of photography by Russell James, who was born in Perth and grew up here, and Indigenous art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
I was very pleased to launch the program for the Commonwealth Festival, which I believe will be an outstanding culture and arts event in Perth during, and just prior to, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The festival will extend over an eight-day period from 23 to 30 October. It will mostly take place in the Perth Cultural Centre and the institutions around there, although some other venues will also be used. The event will display Western Australian talent and talent from other countries and cultures of the commonwealth. Sixteen commonwealth countries will be represented in the program, including India, South Africa, Barbados, Singapore, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. CHOGM will be the largest event held in Perth for 50 years, since the British Empire Games were held here in 1962. In fact, it will be the largest gathering of international leaders ever held in Australia. It will be a very significant event in Perth and Western Australia’s history. It is expected that 3 000 delegates and 1 000 international and domestic media people will attend. This is a very good opportunity to showcase Western Australia and Perth on the global stage. The Commonwealth Festival program that has been put together is intended very much for Western Australian residents and for visitors to our state. I very much encourage all Western Australians to take the opportunity to attend at least one or more of the events as part of this festival. What is being presented will be very diverse; there are 73 activities in total. The heart of the festival will be the People’s Space in the Perth Cultural Centre. People will be able to experience live music, markets, multicultural food, displays by commonwealth organisations, some outstanding exhibitions, street theatre and children’s activities. The new children’s playground is being constructed adjacent to the Western Australian Museum. There will also be a speakers’ corner and films will be projected on the new LED screen in the Perth Cultural Centre and in the State Library theatre. The festival will open on Sunday, 23 October, with a free concert for the whole family in the Supreme Court gardens. The concert will feature hundreds of percussionists from around Perth and the international drumming star Zakir Hussain with his Masters of Percussion performance. The physical theatre troop Strange Fruit will also perform. The concert will finish with a fireworks display. At the conclusion of the festival there will also be a spectacular free concert on the South Perth foreshore featuring Australian and international musicians, including The Bombay Royale, Dan Sultan, Capercaillie and Ringo Madlingozi. There will also be another fireworks display. I can particularly recommend a number of the visual arts exhibitions, including Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition, which is of outstanding quality; that exhibition will be open in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre during CHOGM and for three or four weeks following CHOGM. I very much encourage all members of Parliament and members of the public to visit that. The Nomad Two Worlds: Portrait of Diversity exhibition will show a combination of photography by Russell James, who was born in Perth and grew up here, and Indigenous art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
CHOGM will be the largest event held in Perth for 50 years, since the British Empire Games were held here in 1962. In fact, it will be the largest gathering of international leaders ever held in Australia. It will be a very significant event in Perth and Western Australia’s history. It is expected that 3 000 delegates and 1 000 international and domestic media people will attend. This is a very good opportunity to showcase Western Australia and Perth on the global stage. The Commonwealth Festival program that has been put together is intended very much for Western Australian residents and for visitors to our state. I very much encourage all Western Australians to take the opportunity to attend at least one or more of the events as part of this festival. What is being presented will be very diverse; there are 73 activities in total. The heart of the festival will be the People’s Space in the Perth Cultural Centre. People will be able to experience live music, markets, multicultural food, displays by commonwealth organisations, some outstanding exhibitions, street theatre and children’s activities. The new children’s playground is being constructed adjacent to the Western Australian Museum. There will also be a speakers’ corner and films will be projected on the new LED screen in the Perth Cultural Centre and in the State Library theatre. The festival will open on Sunday, 23 October, with a free concert for the whole family in the Supreme Court gardens. The concert will feature hundreds of percussionists from around Perth and the international drumming star Zakir Hussain with his Masters of Percussion performance. The physical theatre troop Strange Fruit will also perform. The concert will finish with a fireworks display. At the conclusion of the festival there will also be a spectacular free concert on the South Perth foreshore featuring Australian and international musicians, including The Bombay Royale, Dan Sultan, Capercaillie and Ringo Madlingozi. There will also be another fireworks display. I can particularly recommend a number of the visual arts exhibitions, including Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition, which is of outstanding quality; that exhibition will be open in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre during CHOGM and for three or four weeks following CHOGM. I very much encourage all members of Parliament and members of the public to visit that. The Nomad Two Worlds: Portrait of Diversity exhibition will show a combination of photography by Russell James, who was born in Perth and grew up here, and Indigenous art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
The Commonwealth Festival program that has been put together is intended very much for Western Australian residents and for visitors to our state. I very much encourage all Western Australians to take the opportunity to attend at least one or more of the events as part of this festival. What is being presented will be very diverse; there are 73 activities in total. The heart of the festival will be the People’s Space in the Perth Cultural Centre. People will be able to experience live music, markets, multicultural food, displays by commonwealth organisations, some outstanding exhibitions, street theatre and children’s activities. The new children’s playground is being constructed adjacent to the Western Australian Museum. There will also be a speakers’ corner and films will be projected on the new LED screen in the Perth Cultural Centre and in the State Library theatre. The festival will open on Sunday, 23 October, with a free concert for the whole family in the Supreme Court gardens. The concert will feature hundreds of percussionists from around Perth and the international drumming star Zakir Hussain with his Masters of Percussion performance. The physical theatre troop Strange Fruit will also perform. The concert will finish with a fireworks display. At the conclusion of the festival there will also be a spectacular free concert on the South Perth foreshore featuring Australian and international musicians, including The Bombay Royale, Dan Sultan, Capercaillie and Ringo Madlingozi. There will also be another fireworks display. I can particularly recommend a number of the visual arts exhibitions, including Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition, which is of outstanding quality; that exhibition will be open in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre during CHOGM and for three or four weeks following CHOGM. I very much encourage all members of Parliament and members of the public to visit that. The Nomad Two Worlds: Portrait of Diversity exhibition will show a combination of photography by Russell James, who was born in Perth and grew up here, and Indigenous art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
The festival will open on Sunday, 23 October, with a free concert for the whole family in the Supreme Court gardens. The concert will feature hundreds of percussionists from around Perth and the international drumming star Zakir Hussain with his Masters of Percussion performance. The physical theatre troop Strange Fruit will also perform. The concert will finish with a fireworks display. At the conclusion of the festival there will also be a spectacular free concert on the South Perth foreshore featuring Australian and international musicians, including The Bombay Royale, Dan Sultan, Capercaillie and Ringo Madlingozi. There will also be another fireworks display. I can particularly recommend a number of the visual arts exhibitions, including Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition, which is of outstanding quality; that exhibition will be open in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre during CHOGM and for three or four weeks following CHOGM. I very much encourage all members of Parliament and members of the public to visit that. The Nomad Two Worlds: Portrait of Diversity exhibition will show a combination of photography by Russell James, who was born in Perth and grew up here, and Indigenous art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
I can particularly recommend a number of the visual arts exhibitions, including Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition, which is of outstanding quality; that exhibition will be open in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre during CHOGM and for three or four weeks following CHOGM. I very much encourage all members of Parliament and members of the public to visit that. The Nomad Two Worlds: Portrait of Diversity exhibition will show a combination of photography by Russell James, who was born in Perth and grew up here, and Indigenous art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
Mr J.H.D. DAY replied: I was very pleased to launch the program for the Commonwealth Festival, which I believe will be an outstanding culture and arts event in Perth during, and just prior to, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The festival will extend over an eight-day period from 23 to 30 October. It will mostly take place in the Perth Cultural Centre and the institutions around there, although some other venues will also be used. The event will display Western Australian talent and talent from other countries and cultures of the commonwealth. Sixteen commonwealth countries will be represented in the program, including India, South Africa, Barbados, Singapore, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. CHOGM will be the largest event held in Perth for 50 years, since the British Empire Games were held here in 1962. In fact, it will be the largest gathering of international leaders ever held in Australia. It will be a very significant event in Perth and Western Australia’s history. It is expected that 3 000 delegates and 1 000 international and domestic media people will attend. This is a very good opportunity to showcase Western Australia and Perth on the global stage. The Commonwealth Festival program that has been put together is intended very much for Western Australian residents and for visitors to our state. I very much encourage all Western Australians to take the opportunity to attend at least one or more of the events as part of this festival. What is being presented will be very diverse; there are 73 activities in total. The heart of the festival will be the People’s Space in the Perth Cultural Centre. People will be able to experience live music, markets, multicultural food, displays by commonwealth organisations, some outstanding exhibitions, street theatre and children’s activities. The new children’s playground is being constructed adjacent to the Western Australian Museum. There will also be a speakers’ corner and films will be projected on the new LED screen in the Perth Cultural Centre and in the State Library theatre. The festival will open on Sunday, 23 October, with a free concert for the whole family in the Supreme Court gardens. The concert will feature hundreds of percussionists from around Perth and the international drumming star Zakir Hussain with his Masters of Percussion performance. The physical theatre troop Strange Fruit will also perform. The concert will finish with a fireworks display. At the conclusion of the festival there will also be a spectacular free concert on the South Perth foreshore featuring Australian and international musicians, including The Bombay Royale, Dan Sultan, Capercaillie and Ringo Madlingozi. There will also be another fireworks display. I can particularly recommend a number of the visual arts exhibitions, including Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition, which is of outstanding quality; that exhibition will be open in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre during CHOGM and for three or four weeks following CHOGM. I very much encourage all members of Parliament and members of the public to visit that. The Nomad Two Worlds: Portrait of Diversity exhibition will show a combination of photography by Russell James, who was born in Perth and grew up here, and Indigenous art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
I was very pleased to launch the program for the Commonwealth Festival, which I believe will be an outstanding culture and arts event in Perth during, and just prior to, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The festival will extend over an eight-day period from 23 to 30 October. It will mostly take place in the Perth Cultural Centre and the institutions around there, although some other venues will also be used. The event will display Western Australian talent and talent from other countries and cultures of the commonwealth. Sixteen commonwealth countries will be represented in the program, including India, South Africa, Barbados, Singapore, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. CHOGM will be the largest event held in Perth for 50 years, since the British Empire Games were held here in 1962. In fact, it will be the largest gathering of international leaders ever held in Australia. It will be a very significant event in Perth and Western Australia’s history. It is expected that 3 000 delegates and 1 000 international and domestic media people will attend. This is a very good opportunity to showcase Western Australia and Perth on the global stage. The Commonwealth Festival program that has been put together is intended very much for Western Australian residents and for visitors to our state. I very much encourage all Western Australians to take the opportunity to attend at least one or more of the events as part of this festival. What is being presented will be very diverse; there are 73 activities in total. The heart of the festival will be the People’s Space in the Perth Cultural Centre. People will be able to experience live music, markets, multicultural food, displays by commonwealth organisations, some outstanding exhibitions, street theatre and children’s activities. The new children’s playground is being constructed adjacent to the Western Australian Museum. There will also be a speakers’ corner and films will be projected on the new LED screen in the Perth Cultural Centre and in the State Library theatre. The festival will open on Sunday, 23 October, with a free concert for the whole family in the Supreme Court gardens. The concert will feature hundreds of percussionists from around Perth and the international drumming star Zakir Hussain with his Masters of Percussion performance. The physical theatre troop Strange Fruit will also perform. The concert will finish with a fireworks display. At the conclusion of the festival there will also be a spectacular free concert on the South Perth foreshore featuring Australian and international musicians, including The Bombay Royale, Dan Sultan, Capercaillie and Ringo Madlingozi. There will also be another fireworks display. I can particularly recommend a number of the visual arts exhibitions, including Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition, which is of outstanding quality; that exhibition will be open in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre during CHOGM and for three or four weeks following CHOGM. I very much encourage all members of Parliament and members of the public to visit that. The Nomad Two Worlds: Portrait of Diversity exhibition will show a combination of photography by Russell James, who was born in Perth and grew up here, and Indigenous art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
CHOGM will be the largest event held in Perth for 50 years, since the British Empire Games were held here in 1962. In fact, it will be the largest gathering of international leaders ever held in Australia. It will be a very significant event in Perth and Western Australia’s history. It is expected that 3 000 delegates and 1 000 international and domestic media people will attend. This is a very good opportunity to showcase Western Australia and Perth on the global stage. The Commonwealth Festival program that has been put together is intended very much for Western Australian residents and for visitors to our state. I very much encourage all Western Australians to take the opportunity to attend at least one or more of the events as part of this festival. What is being presented will be very diverse; there are 73 activities in total. The heart of the festival will be the People’s Space in the Perth Cultural Centre. People will be able to experience live music, markets, multicultural food, displays by commonwealth organisations, some outstanding exhibitions, street theatre and children’s activities. The new children’s playground is being constructed adjacent to the Western Australian Museum. There will also be a speakers’ corner and films will be projected on the new LED screen in the Perth Cultural Centre and in the State Library theatre. The festival will open on Sunday, 23 October, with a free concert for the whole family in the Supreme Court gardens. The concert will feature hundreds of percussionists from around Perth and the international drumming star Zakir Hussain with his Masters of Percussion performance. The physical theatre troop Strange Fruit will also perform. The concert will finish with a fireworks display. At the conclusion of the festival there will also be a spectacular free concert on the South Perth foreshore featuring Australian and international musicians, including The Bombay Royale, Dan Sultan, Capercaillie and Ringo Madlingozi. There will also be another fireworks display. I can particularly recommend a number of the visual arts exhibitions, including Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition, which is of outstanding quality; that exhibition will be open in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre during CHOGM and for three or four weeks following CHOGM. I very much encourage all members of Parliament and members of the public to visit that. The Nomad Two Worlds: Portrait of Diversity exhibition will show a combination of photography by Russell James, who was born in Perth and grew up here, and Indigenous art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
The Commonwealth Festival program that has been put together is intended very much for Western Australian residents and for visitors to our state. I very much encourage all Western Australians to take the opportunity to attend at least one or more of the events as part of this festival. What is being presented will be very diverse; there are 73 activities in total. The heart of the festival will be the People’s Space in the Perth Cultural Centre. People will be able to experience live music, markets, multicultural food, displays by commonwealth organisations, some outstanding exhibitions, street theatre and children’s activities. The new children’s playground is being constructed adjacent to the Western Australian Museum. There will also be a speakers’ corner and films will be projected on the new LED screen in the Perth Cultural Centre and in the State Library theatre. The festival will open on Sunday, 23 October, with a free concert for the whole family in the Supreme Court gardens. The concert will feature hundreds of percussionists from around Perth and the international drumming star Zakir Hussain with his Masters of Percussion performance. The physical theatre troop Strange Fruit will also perform. The concert will finish with a fireworks display. At the conclusion of the festival there will also be a spectacular free concert on the South Perth foreshore featuring Australian and international musicians, including The Bombay Royale, Dan Sultan, Capercaillie and Ringo Madlingozi. There will also be another fireworks display. I can particularly recommend a number of the visual arts exhibitions, including Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition, which is of outstanding quality; that exhibition will be open in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre during CHOGM and for three or four weeks following CHOGM. I very much encourage all members of Parliament and members of the public to visit that. The Nomad Two Worlds: Portrait of Diversity exhibition will show a combination of photography by Russell James, who was born in Perth and grew up here, and Indigenous art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
The festival will open on Sunday, 23 October, with a free concert for the whole family in the Supreme Court gardens. The concert will feature hundreds of percussionists from around Perth and the international drumming star Zakir Hussain with his Masters of Percussion performance. The physical theatre troop Strange Fruit will also perform. The concert will finish with a fireworks display. At the conclusion of the festival there will also be a spectacular free concert on the South Perth foreshore featuring Australian and international musicians, including The Bombay Royale, Dan Sultan, Capercaillie and Ringo Madlingozi. There will also be another fireworks display. I can particularly recommend a number of the visual arts exhibitions, including Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition, which is of outstanding quality; that exhibition will be open in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre during CHOGM and for three or four weeks following CHOGM. I very much encourage all members of Parliament and members of the public to visit that. The Nomad Two Worlds: Portrait of Diversity exhibition will show a combination of photography by Russell James, who was born in Perth and grew up here, and Indigenous art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
I can particularly recommend a number of the visual arts exhibitions, including Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition, which is of outstanding quality; that exhibition will be open in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre during CHOGM and for three or four weeks following CHOGM. I very much encourage all members of Parliament and members of the public to visit that. The Nomad Two Worlds: Portrait of Diversity exhibition will show a combination of photography by Russell James, who was born in Perth and grew up here, and Indigenous art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
The SPEAKER : People might not necessarily appreciate some of the questions asked or some of the answers given. I suggest members wait until they have their opportunity to ask a question or perhaps even answer a question. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The list is relatively long and therefore it takes a little while to convey this information to members of the house who are genuinely interested in cultural activity in Western Australia. An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
An outstanding exhibition at the Western Australian Museum titled Extraordinary Stories will be provided by the British Museum; that will provide an outstanding opportunity for Western Australians to see an exhibition of items from around the commonwealth that are owned by the British Museum. Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600–1800 will be on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. That is coming from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2011 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards exhibition is also on display at the Art Gallery. I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
I note the comments by the member for Perth about CHOGM earlier this year when, among other things, he said — CHOGM ... will prove as beneficial to the world’s most isolated capital city as a well-attended conference of undertakers at the convention centre. I am very interested to see whether he stands by those comments after this event has been held, because a great deal of creativity and professional effort has been put in by a wide range of people to come up with an outstanding program.
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